Ward is at pains to point out that this tone – which he describes as shifting between "weird" and "really grounded" – is the result of a collaborative effort, attributing the subversive style of the Land of Ooo to a team of writers and animators, in particular the graphic designer Ghostshrimp, who creates the shows' backdrops. But, boy, is Adventure Time odd: frogs contain portals to other dimensions, bears hold raves in a giant's stomach, and dishevelled gingerbread men issue monologues about a "cosmic dance of bursting decadence", whatever that means. Throughout there's an emotional intelligence to balance the show's oddness. It's this sort of nuanced, thoughtful writing that undercuts any accusations that Adventure Time is Adult-Swim-stoner humour hawked to the under-12s, and perhaps one of the key reasons for its success with the discerning late-night crowd. Unusually for a cartoon, where characters are often stuck in a permanent childhood, the heroes of Adventure Time age as the show develops, quietly inching towards adulthood. I wasn't a big adventurer and then I had a show that I was finally able to plug all my adventure experience into'Īdventure Time creator Pendleton Ward. And that's what we do with the girl characters." 'I was a small fat child who never left the house. I'd just like to find a normal girl, a friend who's nice to know. "They're either really girly or incredibly tough. "With girl characters they're either dumb or incredibly smart," he argues. "I liked the more artful fraggle in Fraggle Rock, who was really sensitive and liked poetry." Ward reckons that female characters on children's TV are made from "cliches and stereotypes", something he tries to avoid. "I liked Velma over Daphne in Scooby-Doo," he laughs. Princess Bubblegum, ruler of the Candy Kingdom and object of Finn's affections, is informed by the female characters in cartoons that Ward had crushes on as a kid. The music playfully references 8-bit videogame soundtracks, as well as folk, R&B and hip-hop, while the likes of Emo Philips, Kristen Schaal and Henry Rollins – as a rainbow-coloured unicorn, no less – provide the voices. Like many of his Hollywood peers, Ward's influences are largely televisual, and Adventure Time has a pop culture-infused style. "I wasn't a big adventurer and then I had a show that I was finally able to plug all my adventure experience into." "I was a small fat child who never left the house," he admits. Ward credits this spirit of outdoorsiness with a childhood spent doing quite the opposite. Finn and Jake spend most of their time rescuing – or being rescued by – princesses and the rest exploring monster-filled caves. At its best Adventure Time feels like it can go anywhere and do anything, a spirit of curiosity best exemplified by the show's leads. The result was a fizzing, iridescent sugar rush of a show, detached from the spangly, shallow pre-teen dramas and lumbering faux-anime that seem to dominate children's TV. Ward took the loose, sketchy animation of the short and expanded it into something noticeably bigger and brighter. Ward's adventure short went viral, with over a million views online, and after a short apprenticeship as a storyboard artist on Cartoon Network's The Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack, he was given the opportunity to turn Adventure Time into a full series. Perhaps more inspiring for prospective animators is what happened next. "I pitched my show and they liked it and picked up the pilot. "I just lucked out," is Ward's overly modest take on how he got the gig. The release dates for the more obscure media on this list might not be completely accurate.Reading this on mobile? Click here to view Early release dates on iTunes, the CN app, or via leaks are not shown. It must not be a crossover with another piece of media.ĭates given for episodes of the original series are US television premier dates.It must be officially endorsed by Cartoon Network.It must have significant creative input from a member of the Adventure Time cast or crew.It must not significantly contradict another piece of canon media.There is no official definition of canon, but for the sake of simplicity a piece of media must meet the following criteria to be considered canon on this site: The rightmost column indicates whether or not the media is considered canon on this website. scrapped episodes), home media, merchandise, cover variations, and special editions are not included. Tumblr (j4gm) Reddit (u/Jagm_11) Twitter Addendum: List of Adventure Time mediaĪ list of every Adventure Time story that has been considered for use in the timeline.
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